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Miracle Pill : Will You Take the Polypill?
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Heart attacks and strokes kill 40% of people in Western countries, making cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death. In the first-ever book on the polypill, Miracle Pill: Will you take the polypill?, New Zealand doctor and researcher Shaun Holt explains the exciting concept of an inexpensive table containing six medications that could reduce this figure by at least half, and enable a third of the population to live a minimum of 10 years longer. The implications of this momentous idea were summarised by Professor Richard Smith, former editor of the British Medical Journal, who said that the polypill approach 'would have greater impact on the prevention of disease in the Western world than any other single intervention'. Yet, six years since it was first proposed, the polypill is still not available ...and may never be. In Miracle Pill, Dr Holt descrives the polypill's benefits, the controversry surrounding its concept, and why it is not yet available. He also tells you what you can do now to slash your chances of a heart attack or stroke. Published August 2010.Author description
Dr Shaun Holt is one of New Zealand's most experienced medical researchers. His previous book, Natural Remedies That Really Work, is a national bestseller, and he makes regular appearances on national TV and radio in New Zealand, commenting on medical issues.Stock Information
General Fields
- : 9781877408151
- : cpotnz
- : cpotnz
- : August 2010
- : 200x128mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : 120pp
- : 616.1061
- : Paperback
- : shaun Holt
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